Canada gunman kills 8 in ‘domestic violence’ rampage

A depressed Canadian man shot dead two young children and six adults before committing suicide hours later in the “planned and deliberate” rampage in the western city of Edmonton, police have said.

They condemned the “senseless mass murder” which they described as a carefully planned act of domestic violence and the worst multiple killing in the city’s history.

Rod Knecht, the Edmonton police chief, told a news conference: “This series of events are not believed to be random acts.” He went on to describe the killings as “tragic incidents of domestic violence”, adding: “Our thoughts go out to the community ... with this senseless mass murder.”

The gunman, who has not been named but was said to have a long history of sexual and violent…